Spain virus toll passes 2,000, with 47 deaths
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Coronavirus infections in Spain has passed the 2,000 marks with 47 deaths, the health ministry announced…
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International
Poland shuts schools, theatres for two weeks
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's prime minister on Wednesday said the government has decided to close down all educational and…
5 years ago
Austria shuts museums, suspends all trains to Italy
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Austria said Wednesday it will close its national museums and suspend all remaining trains to neighboring…
5 years ago
Merkel says, open to scrapping zero-deficit rule to fight virus
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled Wednesday that she does not rule out suspending a self-imposed dogma of…
5 years ago
46 tourists stuck on virus-hit Nile cruise boat fly home
LUXOR, Egypt (AFP) -- Egyptian authorities said Wednesday that 46 French and US tourists who had been quarantined on a…
5 years ago
Iran announces 63 new virus deaths, taking total to 354
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Wednesday reported 63 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours,…
5 years ago
China slams US for warship sail-by in disputed waters
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Wednesday accused the United States of a "provocative" act by sending a warship into…
5 years ago
UAE ready to raise oil supply by 1 million barrels per day: state firm
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UAE national oil company said on Wednesday it was ready to boost…
5 years ago
Italy announces 25 billion euros to fight coronavirus epidemic
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday that Rome was allocating 25 billion euros ($28.3 billion) to…
5 years ago
Ukraine capital to close schools over coronavirus
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) --Ukraine's capital Kiev announced Wednesday it was closing schools and universities until the end of March to…
5 years ago
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